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Old 09-01-2011, 19:01   #728
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Re: TiVo
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Originally Posted by vanman View Post
well as the v+box uses a Western Digital Caviar 160gb green
don't tell vm but swop it for

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002ZCXK0...SIN=B002ZCXK0I
and then
1) PRESS the HOME Button.
2) PRESS and HOLD PLAY button for about 5 secs. E-00 will appear in the display on front of V+box.
3) PRESS T.v Drive or V+ button. E-01 will appear.
4) PRESS CH - button 4 times. as you do Hdd1 - Hdd2 -Hdd3 - Hdd4 will appear.
Reformating your harddrive will start rFT will appear in the window.
the process with pressing the buttons needs to be done in quick time.
The process should take 5 -8 mins depending on how much information is stored on the harddrive.
And risk a hefty charge, together with possible termination of service if anything goes wrong with the service, and the engineer discovers that you have opened the box and broken one (or more) of the anti tamper checks they probably have in the box.

In short, I don't think it's worth the hassle (or the cost).
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